US20190262733A1 - Form changing toy - Google Patents

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US20190262733A1
US20190262733A1 US16/196,646 US201816196646A US2019262733A1 US 20190262733 A1 US20190262733 A1 US 20190262733A1 US 201816196646 A US201816196646 A US 201816196646A US 2019262733 A1 US2019262733 A1 US 2019262733A1
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Takashi Nakase
Shu Katayama
Akiko IKOMA
Mitsutoshi TOKUYAMA
Shigeru Kanauchi
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Haruhisa Ujita
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00Other toys
    • A63H33/003Convertible toys, e.g. robots convertible into rockets or vehicles convertible into planes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A63H13/005Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole with self-moving head or facial features
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H29/00Drive mechanisms for toys in general
    • A63H29/22Electric drives
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H29/00Drive mechanisms for toys in general
    • A63H29/24Details or accessories for drive mechanisms, e.g. means for winding-up or starting toy engines
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H31/00Gearing for toys

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  • the present invention relates to a form changing toy.
  • the disclosed embodiments of the present invention have been developed in view of the above-mentioned and/or other problems in the related art.
  • the disclosed embodiments of the present invention can significantly improve upon existing methods and/or apparatuses.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a form changing toy with interest factors such that other operations are added after changing form.
  • a form changing toy includes a power source, a power transmission mechanism, an operation part, a switch, a movable part, a locking mechanism, and a connecting part.
  • the power source is configured to provide power.
  • the power transmission mechanism is configured to transmit the power.
  • the operation part is configured to perform a predetermined operation by the power via the power transmission mechanism.
  • the switch is configured to be moved between a first position to a second position, and being urged to the second position.
  • the locking mechanism is configured to lock the movable part at the first position when the movable part is manually moved from the second position to the first position, and is configured to release locking by the power when the predetermined operation continues.
  • the connecting mechanism is configured to operate the movable part by connecting the movable part and either one of the power transmission mechanism and the operation part when the movable part moves to the second position.
  • the form changing toy further includes an urging member being configured to urge the movable part to the second position.
  • the form changing toy includes four legs including two front legs and two back legs, wherein the movable part is a jaw, the operation part is configured to connect the front legs and the back legs, and to transmit the power from the front legs to the back legs or from the back legs to the front legs, and a part of the jaw is operated by an operation of the connecting body when the switch is at the second position.
  • the movable part includes a body part and a shaft, and is arranged to swing front and back around the shaft provided in the body part.
  • the movable body is integrally formed with the switch.
  • the movable body is located in a position along the body part when the switch is at the first position.
  • the movable body is located in a position separate from the body part when the switch is at the second position so as to swing front and back.
  • a first form of the form changing toy when the switch is at the first position is different from a second form of the form changing toy when the switch is at the second position.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view showing a form of a form changing toy of an embodiment before changing the form;
  • FIG. 2 is a side view showing a form of the form changing toy after changing the form
  • FIG. 3 is a side view showing the form changing toy according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view showing an operation mechanism of the form changing toy
  • FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a side view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view showing a power system
  • FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged perspective view showing a part of the operation mechanism of FIG. 4 .
  • a switch is a part of the movable part to perform moving.
  • the form changing toy 1 includes components of a body part 2 , leg parts 3 , a head part 4 , a horn part 5 , a tail part 6 , etc.
  • the leg parts 3 are operated by a power source, and the form changing toy 1 moves forward while the head part 4 is continuously inclined downwardly.
  • the horn part 5 projects forward, and when the head part 4 reaches the lower end, as shown in FIG. 2 , an upper jaw 4 a, which is a part of the head part 4 , swings vertically, so that while the horn part 4 swings vertically and the upper jaw 4 a swings vertically, it moves forward.
  • the leg parts 3 are constituted with right and left front legs 3 a, and right and left back legs 3 b.
  • the middle part is rotatably supported by an eccentric shaft 11 of a power system 10
  • the upper end part is rotatably supported by the shaft 2 a, which is secured to the body part 2 through an elongated hole 3 .
  • the middle part is rotatably supported to the body part 2 by a shaft 3 d .
  • the middle part of the right and left front legs 3 a and the upper part of the right and left back legs 3 b are connected each other by a connecting body 7 .
  • the front legs 3 a swing by the eccentric shaft 11 which rotates by the power.
  • the movement of the front legs 3 a is transmitted to the upper part of the back legs 3 b through the connecting body 7 , and the back legs 3 a swing around the shaft 3 d as a center.
  • the front leg 3 a swings forward
  • the back leg 3 b swings rearward.
  • the left and right eccentric shafts 11 are positioned with 180 degree phase difference each other. With this structure, when the left front leg 3 a swings forward, the right front leg 3 a swing rearward. By repeating this movement, the form changing toy 1 moves forward.
  • the head part 4 is supported by the body part 2 through a connecting body 8 .
  • the connecting body 8 has an approximately triangular shape, and one corner part is rotatably arranged to the body part 2 by the shaft 2 a, and in the inside of the other one corner part, an elongated hole (not shown) is formed.
  • a shaft 2 b is inserted and is rotatably supported by a slider 21 which will be described later.
  • a lower jaw 4 b which is part of the head part 4 is formed.
  • the head part 4 is continuously lowered by a head part operation mechanism 20 .
  • the head part operation mechanism 20 is provided with the slider 21 which is positioned in the upper side of the connecting body 7 .
  • the slider 21 is operated in the front and back direction.
  • a serrated ratchet tooth 21 a is formed on the lower part of the slider 21 .
  • a ratchet claw 7 a is formed on the connecting body 7 .
  • the connecting body 8 is rotatably supported by the shaft 2 b.
  • the slider 21 is formed over both sides of the body part 2 , and on a plate 21 b which is the part over both sides of the body part 2 , an elongated hole 21 c is formed and an elastic piece 21 d is formed in a projecting manner in the elongated hole 21 c.
  • a projection part 2 c is formed on the upper surface of the body part 2 .
  • a plurality of recess parts 2 d is formed on the side surface of the projection part 2 c.
  • the slider 21 is arranged in the body part 2 by fitting the elongated hole 21 c to the projection part 2 c of the body part 2 , and the top end of the elastic piece 21 d presses and contacts to the recess parts 2 d of the projection part 2 c.
  • the ratchet claw 7 a contacts to the ratchet tooth 21 a of the slider 21 in accordance with the operation of the connecting body 7 , and the slider 21 moves forward by an amount of one tooth only. Then the connecting body 8 is rotated around the shaft 2 a through the shaft 2 b, and the head part 3 is lowered by the amount of one tooth. The top end of the elastic piece 21 d is fitted to the next recess part 2 d, and the position of the slider 21 is determined. By repeating such operation, the head part 4 continuously moves downward.
  • the top end 7 b of the connecting body 7 enters in the moving area and the upper jaw 4 a is pushed upward by the top end 7 b of the connecting body 7 .
  • the upper jaw 4 a is lowered by its own weight so as to close the mouth.
  • a unit case 50 is detachably mounted to the body part 2 .
  • the unit case 50 is provided with a horn locking mechanism 30 which locks a horn 50 a in the back side in a laying manner.
  • the base part of the horn 5 a is rotatably supported to the bracket 2 e projecting to the unit case 50 .
  • the horn 5 a is urged by spring (not shown) so as to rotate toward the front side.
  • the horn 5 a is locked by a hook 31 , which is provided in the unit case 50 , and is restrained to the body part 2 .
  • the hook 31 is urged in a locking direction by the spring, and the lower end part is stored in a hole 21 e which is formed on the slider 21 .
  • the lower part of the hook 31 is rotated by a rear end wall (not shown) of the hole 21 e, and therefore, the hook 31 becomes a release state.
  • the form changing toy 1 is provided with an operation mechanism 40 in which the horn 5 a swings in a vertical direction in a state of projecting the horn 5 a forward as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the operation mechanism 40 is provided with a slide body 41 which slides in a front and back direction by the gear of the power system 10 which will be described later.
  • a projection 42 is formed on the upper front end of the slide body 41 .
  • the projection 42 responses to the rear end 5 b of the horn 5 a.
  • the projection 42 contacts to the rear end 5 b of the horn 5 a, so that the top end of the horn 5 a moves upward.
  • the movement of the slide body 41 in the front and back direction is performed by the gear of the power system 10 .
  • the large gear 12 a is rotated by a motor (not shown), and a small gear (not shown) fastened in the same shaft meshes with a large gear 13 a.
  • the large gear 13 a meshes with a crown gear 14 a.
  • a small gear 14 b is provided in the crown gear 14 a.
  • an input gear 51 is rotatably supported in the unit case 50
  • a gear 52 which meshes with the input gear 51 is rotatably supported.
  • the input gear 51 meshes with the gear 14 b of the body part 2 .
  • the gear 52 is stored inside the unit case 50 .
  • a pin 52 a is disposed in the upper surface of the gear 52 .
  • a cam (not shown) is formed in the slide body 41 .
  • the slide body 41 moves in the front and back direction by the revolution of the pin 52 a in accordance with the rotation of the gear 52 .
  • the projection 42 contacts to the rear end 5 b of the horn 5 a.
  • the large gear 13 a and the small gear 13 b on the same shaft mesh with a crank gear 15 a.
  • the power is transmitted to the crank shaft.
  • the front legs 3 a are operated.
  • the ratchet claw 7 a is operated by the movement of the connecting body 7 which operates the legs 3 , and therefore, the slider 21 moves forward.
  • the hook 31 is operated by the rear end of the hole 21 e which is formed in the plate 21 b, and the restraint of the horn 5 a releases. Then, the horn 5 a rotates forward by the urging force of the spring.
  • the leg parts 3 are continuously operated by the power.
  • the horn 5 a is operated by the projection 42 of the slide body 41 which is operated by the revolution of the pin 62 a of the gear 52 .
  • the operation state of the horn 5 a at that time depending on the shape of the cam formed in the slide body 41 , it can be set in various operation modes such that for example, the horn 5 a gradually moves upward and moves down sharply, etc.
  • the slider 21 intermittently moves forward, and the connecting body 8 is intermittently rotated through the shaft 2 b. That is, the head part 4 intermittently moves downward. Further, when the head part 4 reaches the lower end, since the top end 7 a of the connecting body 7 hits the base end of the upper jaw 4 a of the head part 4 , the upper jaw 4 a rotates upward, and therefore, it opens with respect to the lower jaw 4 b.
  • the leg parts 3 always walk, and the head part 4 is continuously lowered from the beginning of the walk.
  • the horn 5 a is deployed forward when it walks few steps, and next, the horn 5 a keeps swinging vertically.
  • the mouth of the head part 4 opens and closes.
  • the horn 5 a moves vertically, it keeps walking while opening and closing the mouth of the head part 4 .
  • the timing of these operations can be changed appropriately.
  • the deploying timing of the horn 5 a can be changed by changing the interval between the rear end wall 21 f of the hole 21 e and the hook 31 .
  • the swinging mode of the horn 5 a can be changed.
  • the unit case 50 which is provided with the horn part 5 is mounted on the body part 2 , but the unit case 50 which is provided with other component parts can be mounted.
  • the movable part is changed from the first position to the second position, and a predetermined operation is performed, so that a form changing toy having unexpectedness and interesting factors can be realized.
  • the movable part can be moved from the first position to the second position by a predetermined urging force, a form changing toy with a simple structure can be realized.
  • the third means when the movable toy is changed from the first position to the second position, a part of the jaw can be operated by the connecting body, so that a form changing toy with a simple structure can be realized.
  • the fourth means when the movable toy is changed from the first position to the second position, it performs a predetermined operation in a position separated from the body part, so that a form changing toy with unexpectedness can be realized.
  • the term “preferably” is non-exclusive and means “preferably, but not limited to.”
  • the terminology “present invention” or “invention” is meant as a non-specific, general reference and may be used as a reference to one or more aspects within the present disclosure.
  • the language present invention or invention should not be improperly interpreted as an identification of criticality, should not be improperly interpreted as applying across all aspects or embodiments (i.e., it should be understood that the present invention has a number of aspects and embodiments), and should not be improperly interpreted as limiting the scope of the application or claims.
  • the terminology “embodiment” can be used to describe any aspect, feature, process or step, any combination thereof, and/or any portion thereof, etc. In some examples, various embodiments may include overlapping features.

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